How did each program handle the offseason? Five dimensions graded A–F — portal balance, recruiting class, returning production, fan trajectory, and Vegas market movement. Quintile ranks within FBS (A = top 20%).
| Rk | Team | GPA | Portal | Recruit | Return | Fan ↑↓ | Market | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Big 12 | 3.40 | B | B | A | B | A | A |
| 2 | LSU SEC | 3.40 | A | A | D | A | A | A |
| 3 | Northwestern Big Ten | 3.40 | A | C | A | B | A | A |
| 4 | SMU ACC | 3.40 | A | B | B | A | B | A |
| 5 | Arizona Big 12 | 3.20 | C | B | B | A | A | A |
| 6 | Maryland Big Ten | 3.20 | D | A | B | A | A | A |
| 7 | Texas SEC | 3.20 | C | A | A | A | C | A |
| 8 | Texas A&M SEC | 3.20 | C | A | A | B | B | A |
| 9 | BYU Big 12 | 3.00 | F | B | A | A | A | A |
| 10 | California ACC | 3.00 | B | C | B | B | A | A |
| 11 | Indiana Big Ten | 3.00 | A | B | D | B | A | A |
| 12 | Iowa Big Ten | 3.00 | A | B | D | A | B | A |
| 13 | Marshall Sun Belt | 3.00 | A | F | A | A | N/A | A |
| 14 | Mississippi State SEC | 3.00 | B | B | D | A | A | A |
| 15 | NC State ACC | 3.00 | B | B | B | A | C | A |
| 16 | Oklahoma SEC | 3.00 | F | A | B | A | A | A |
| 17 | Ole Miss SEC | 3.00 | B | A | C | A | C | A |
| 18 | San Diego State Pac-12 | 3.00 | B | C | A | B | N/A | A |
| 19 | Texas State Pac-12 | 3.00 | B | D | A | A | N/A | A |
| 20 | Virginia Tech ACC | 3.00 | A | B | C | B | B | A |
| 21 | Florida SEC | 2.80 | D | A | A | D | A | A |
| 22 | Kansas State Big 12 | 2.80 | C | B | A | C | B | A |
| 23 | Michigan Big Ten | 2.80 | D | A | A | A | D | A |
| 24 | Minnesota Big Ten | 2.80 | A | B | B | B | D | A |
| 25 | Texas Tech Big 12 | 2.80 | A | B | B | F | A | A |
| 26 | Wisconsin Big Ten | 2.80 | B | A | D | B | B | A |
| 27 | Baylor Big 12 | 2.60 | A | B | B | B | F | A |
| 28 | Georgia SEC | 2.60 | D | A | A | D | B | A |
| 29 | Miami ACC | 2.60 | D | A | C | A | C | B |
| 30 | Oregon Big Ten | 2.60 | F | A | A | A | D | B |
| 31 | Pittsburgh ACC | 2.60 | D | B | C | B | A | B |
| 32 | UCLA Big Ten | 2.60 | C | B | B | C | B | B |
| 33 | Florida Atlantic American Athletic | 2.50 | D | D | A | A | N/A | B |
| 34 | Fresno State Pac-12 | 2.50 | A | D | C | B | N/A | B |
| 35 | Hawai'i Mountain West | 2.50 | A | F | B | B | N/A | B |
| 36 | Utah State Pac-12 | 2.50 | A | D | B | C | N/A | B |
| 37 | Western Kentucky Conference USA | 2.50 | B | D | A | C | N/A | B |
| 38 | Kentucky SEC | 2.40 | A | B | D | D | B | B |
| 39 | Purdue Big Ten | 2.40 | B | D | C | B | B | B |
| 40 | South Carolina SEC | 2.40 | A | A | A | F | F | B |
| 41 | Washington Big Ten | 2.40 | F | A | B | C | B | B |
| 42 | Akron Mid-American | 2.33 | B | F | A | N/A | N/A | B |
| 43 | Delaware Conference USA | 2.25 | A | F | A | D | N/A | B |
| 44 | Jacksonville State Conference USA | 2.25 | A | D | C | C | N/A | B |
| 45 | Missouri State Conference USA | 2.25 | A | F | D | A | N/A | B |
| 46 | New Mexico Mountain West | 2.25 | A | F | B | C | N/A | B |
| 47 | Southern Miss Sun Belt | 2.25 | B | D | A | D | N/A | B |
| 48 | Washington State Pac-12 | 2.25 | C | C | A | D | N/A | B |
| 49 | Arizona State Big 12 | 2.20 | A | B | D | B | F | B |
| 50 | Clemson ACC | 2.20 | D | A | C | A | F | B |
| 51 | Florida State ACC | 2.20 | F | A | C | A | D | B |
| 52 | Missouri SEC | 2.20 | B | A | C | D | D | B |
| 53 | Nebraska Big Ten | 2.20 | B | A | C | D | D | B |
| 54 | Oklahoma State Big 12 | 2.20 | A | B | F | C | C | B |
| 55 | USC Big Ten | 2.20 | F | A | B | D | B | B |
| 56 | Wake Forest ACC | 2.20 | B | C | F | C | A | B |
| 57 | Arkansas SEC | 2.00 | C | B | F | A | D | C |
| 58 | Auburn SEC | 2.00 | D | A | F | A | D | C |
| 59 | Colorado State Pac-12 | 2.00 | C | D | C | B | N/A | C |
| 60 | Louisiana Sun Belt | 2.00 | F | C | A | C | N/A | C |
| 61 | Ohio State Big Ten | 2.00 | D | A | A | F | D | C |
| 62 | UNLV Mountain West | 2.00 | B | D | D | B | N/A | C |
| 63 | UTSA American Athletic | 2.00 | C | D | B | C | N/A | C |
| 64 | Virginia ACC | 2.00 | A | C | F | D | B | C |
| 65 | West Virginia Big 12 | 2.00 | B | B | F | B | D | C |
| 66 | Western Michigan Mid-American | 2.00 | B | D | A | F | N/A | C |
| 67 | Duke ACC | 1.80 | C | B | D | F | B | C |
| 68 | Georgia Tech ACC | 1.80 | C | A | F | B | F | C |
| 69 | Kansas Big 12 | 1.80 | B | C | D | B | F | C |
| 70 | Notre Dame FBS Independents | 1.80 | F | A | B | F | C | C |
| 71 | Rutgers Big Ten | 1.80 | B | B | C | D | F | C |
| 72 | Stanford ACC | 1.80 | F | C | D | A | C | C |
| 73 | TCU Big 12 | 1.80 | D | A | D | D | C | C |
| 74 | UL Monroe Sun Belt | 1.80 | A | F | C | D | C | C |
| 75 | Utah Big 12 | 1.80 | D | B | B | F | C | C |
| 76 | Air Force Mountain West | 1.75 | D | F | B | B | N/A | C |
| 77 | App State Sun Belt | 1.75 | D | F | C | A | N/A | C |
| 78 | Charlotte American Athletic | 1.75 | C | F | C | B | N/A | C |
| 79 | Charlotte American Athletic | 1.75 | C | F | C | B | N/A | C |
| 80 | Georgia Southern Sun Belt | 1.75 | B | C | F | C | N/A | C |
| 81 | Georgia State Sun Belt | 1.75 | C | C | C | D | N/A | C |
| 82 | Miami (OH) Mid-American | 1.75 | B | D | F | B | N/A | C |
| 83 | Nevada Mountain West | 1.75 | C | D | C | C | N/A | C |
| 84 | Ohio Mid-American | 1.75 | C | F | B | C | N/A | C |
| 85 | Oregon State Pac-12 | 1.75 | D | C | B | D | N/A | D |
| 86 | Toledo Mid-American | 1.75 | C | C | B | F | N/A | D |
| 87 | Tulsa American Athletic | 1.75 | C | D | C | C | N/A | D |
| 88 | Arkansas State Sun Belt | 1.67 | C | C | D | N/A | N/A | D |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan Mid-American | 1.67 | F | D | A | N/A | N/A | D |
| 90 | Boston College ACC | 1.60 | D | C | D | A | F | D |
| 91 | Colorado Big 12 | 1.60 | C | B | F | B | F | D |
| 92 | Iowa State Big 12 | 1.60 | D | B | F | A | F | D |
| 93 | Louisville ACC | 1.60 | B | C | D | F | C | D |
| 94 | Memphis American Athletic | 1.60 | B | C | F | D | C | D |
| 95 | North Carolina ACC | 1.60 | C | B | D | C | F | D |
| 96 | Tennessee SEC | 1.60 | D | A | C | D | F | D |
| 97 | Vanderbilt SEC | 1.60 | D | C | C | D | C | D |
| 98 | Army American Athletic | 1.50 | C | F | A | F | N/A | D |
| 99 | Liberty Conference USA | 1.50 | B | D | C | F | N/A | D |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech Sun Belt | 1.50 | F | F | B | B | N/A | D |
| 101 | Rice American Athletic | 1.50 | B | D | C | F | N/A | D |
| 102 | Troy Sun Belt | 1.50 | F | C | C | C | N/A | D |
| 103 | Troy Sun Belt | 1.50 | F | C | C | C | N/A | D |
| 104 | UAB American Athletic | 1.50 | C | F | A | F | N/A | D |
| 105 | Alabama SEC | 1.40 | D | A | D | F | D | D |
| 106 | Cincinnati Big 12 | 1.40 | C | C | F | C | D | D |
| 107 | Illinois Big Ten | 1.40 | C | B | D | F | D | D |
| 108 | Michigan State Big Ten | 1.40 | D | C | D | C | D | D |
| 109 | Penn State Big Ten | 1.40 | C | A | F | D | F | D |
| 110 | Syracuse ACC | 1.40 | C | B | C | F | F | D |
| 111 | UCF Big 12 | 1.40 | C | C | D | F | C | D |
| 112 | Kent State Mid-American | 1.33 | F | D | B | N/A | N/A | D |
| 113 | Tulane American Athletic | 1.33 | D | C | D | N/A | N/A | F |
| 114 | Buffalo Mid-American | 1.25 | A | D | F | F | N/A | F |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina Sun Belt | 1.25 | C | D | D | D | N/A | F |
| 116 | East Carolina American Athletic | 1.25 | D | C | F | C | N/A | F |
| 117 | James Madison Sun Belt | 1.25 | B | D | F | D | N/A | F |
| 118 | Kennesaw State Conference USA | 1.25 | A | F | F | D | N/A | F |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee Conference USA | 1.25 | B | D | D | F | N/A | F |
| 120 | New Mexico State Conference USA | 1.25 | C | F | D | C | N/A | F |
| 121 | Northern Illinois Mountain West | 1.25 | F | D | C | C | N/A | F |
| 122 | Sam Houston Conference USA | 1.25 | C | F | B | F | N/A | F |
| 123 | South Alabama Sun Belt | 1.25 | F | F | A | D | N/A | F |
| 124 | Temple American Athletic | 1.25 | B | F | C | F | N/A | F |
| 125 | UConn FBS Independents | 1.25 | B | F | F | C | N/A | F |
| 126 | UTEP Mountain West | 1.25 | C | C | F | D | N/A | F |
| 127 | Wyoming Mountain West | 1.25 | B | D | D | F | N/A | F |
| 128 | Boise State Pac-12 | 1.20 | F | C | B | F | D | F |
| 129 | Ball State Mid-American | 1.00 | A | F | F | F | N/A | F |
| 130 | Central Michigan Mid-American | 1.00 | F | F | B | N/A | N/A | F |
| 131 | Massachusetts Mid-American | 1.00 | A | F | F | F | N/A | F |
| 132 | North Texas American Athletic | 1.00 | D | F | F | B | N/A | F |
| 133 | Sacramento State Mid-American | 1.00 | B | F | N/A | D | F | F |
| 134 | South Florida American Athletic | 1.00 | C | C | F | F | N/A | F |
| 135 | Bowling Green Mid-American | 0.75 | F | D | F | C | N/A | F |
| 136 | Florida International Conference USA | 0.75 | F | D | D | D | N/A | F |
| 137 | Old Dominion Sun Belt | 0.75 | F | D | F | C | N/A | F |
| 138 | North Dakota State Mountain West | 0.67 | F | F | N/A | C | N/A | F |
| 139 | San José State Mountain West | 0.25 | D | F | F | F | N/A | F |
| 140 | Navy American Athletic | 0.00 | F | F | F | N/A | N/A | F |
Portal = 2026 transfer net talent points. Recruit = 2025 composite class rating. Return = 2025 returning production %. Fan ↑↓ = belief percentile change this offseason. Market = Vegas win-total shift Jan–Jun 2026. GPA = unweighted mean of available dimension scores (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0). Methodology →